Ginger Snaps

A pinch of cayenne pepper and chili powder spice up these sweet molasses and ginger cookies.

Servings: 60 cookies

Ingredients:

¾ cup

Shortening

1 cup

Brown Sugar

¼ cup

Molasses

1

Egg

2¼ cup

Sifted Flour

2 tsp

Soda

½ tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Ginger

1 tsp

Cinnamon

½ tsp

Cloves

½ tsp

Red Cayenne Pepper

½ tsp

Chili Powder

Directions:

Cream together first four ingredients. Sift together dry ingredients, then stir into molasses mixture until blended. Roll into four 1 X 10 logs. Slice each log into 15 1/2 inch pieces and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet, at 375 degrees, for 10 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container.